In February of 1863, Jefferson Davis dispatched General Joseph Johnston for an inspection of the Army of Tennessee and to asses the situation with its commander, Braxton Bragg. Davis want Johnson's opinion as to whether Bragg was still fir to command his army. Johnson sent Davis a positive report. He believed Bragg was competent and that his army was in good spirits. This turned out to be contrary to the senior officers in Bragg's army.
The Confederate state of Mississippi offered Jefferson Davis the position of major general. This was just prior to the Confederate Congress naming Davis the provisional president of the Confederacy.
Confederate President Jefferson Davis had appointed three secretaries of war during the US Civil War. The third one was General George Wythe Randolph.
After Confederate General Bragg's victory at Chickamauga, he was slow to capitalize on the momentum and this gave the Union forces who had retreated time to reorganize and fortify their position around a key railroad junction at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bragg's delay caused dissension among his commanding officers. This was so critical that Jefferson Davis took a train from Richmond to meet with Bragg and mediate the situation.
Jefferson Davis - who did not appreciate being kicked upstairs; he was hoping to be General-in-Chief.
General Robert E. Lee was made General in Chief of all Confederate armies by President Jefferson Davis in February 1865 and was in that post at wars end.
On June 27, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis relieved General Beauregard as the commander of the Army of Tennessee. Beauregard was replaced by General Braxton Bragg.
· Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall" (Confederate General)· Jefferson Davis (Confederate President)· Johnson, Andrew (appointed by Lincoln to be the military governor of Tennessee during the war)· Joseph Hooker (Union General)· James Island (South Carolina), battle of· Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas), battle of· Jerusalem Plank Road (Virginia), battle of· Johnsonville (Tennessee), battle of· Jonesborough (Georgia), battle of· Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall" (Confederate General)· James Island (South Carolina), battle of· James Kemper (Confederate General)· James H. Lane (Confederate General)· James A. Logan (Union General)· James S. Wadsworth (Union General)· James A. Walker (Confederate General)· Jefferson Davis (Confederate President)· Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas), battle of· Jerusalem Plank Road (Virginia), battle of· John Brown· John G. Walker (Confederate General)· Johnson, Andrew (appointed by Lincoln to be the military governor of Tennessee during the war)· Johnsonville (Tennessee), battle of· Jonesborough (Georgia), battle of· Joseph Hooker (Union General)· Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall" (Confederate General)· James Island (South Carolina), battle of· James Kemper (Confederate General)· James H. Lane (Confederate General)· James A. Logan (Union General)· James S. Wadsworth (Union General)· James A. Walker (Confederate General)· Jefferson Davis (Confederate President)· Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas), battle of· Jerusalem Plank Road (Virginia), battle of· John Brown· John G. Walker (Confederate General)· Johnson, Andrew (appointed by Lincoln to be the military governor of Tennessee during the war)· Johnsonville (Tennessee), battle of· Jonesborough (Georgia), battle of· Joseph Hooker (Union General)· Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall" (Confederate General)· James Island (South Carolina), battle of· James Kemper (Confederate General)· James H. Lane (Confederate General)· James A. Logan (Union General)· James S. Wadsworth (Union General)· James A. Walker (Confederate General)· Jefferson Davis (Confederate President)· Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas), battle of· Jerusalem Plank Road (Virginia), battle of· John Brown· John G. Walker (Confederate General)· Johnson, Andrew (appointed by Lincoln to be the military governor of Tennessee during the war)· Johnsonville (Tennessee), battle of· Jonesborough (Georgia), battle of· Joseph Hooker (Union General)· Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall" (Confederate General)· James Island (South Carolina), battle of· James Kemper (Confederate General)· James H. Lane (Confederate General)· James A. Logan (Union General)· James S. Wadsworth (Union General)· James A. Walker (Confederate General)· Jefferson Davis (Confederate President)· Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas), battle of· Jerusalem Plank Road (Virginia), battle of· John Brown· John G. Walker (Confederate General)· Johnson, Andrew (appointed by Lincoln to be the military governor of Tennessee during the war)· Johnsonville (Tennessee), battle of· Jonesborough (Georgia), battle of· Joseph Hooker (Union General)
Confederate President Jefferson Davis believed that General Johnston was not adequate to turn back the advance of Union troops in Georgia in 1864. He therefore replaced him with General John Bell Hood to lead the Army of Tennessee.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Confederate Army.
Because he would have rather become a Confederate general rather than the Confederate president.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army and Jefferson Davis was the Confederate President.
Jefferson Davis - not a success, partly because he had wanted to be General-in-Chief and turned out a bad chooser and user of Generals.
P.G.T. Beauregard - on the orders of the new Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
The Confederate state of Mississippi offered Jefferson Davis the position of major general. This was just prior to the Confederate Congress naming Davis the provisional president of the Confederacy.
The President of the Confederate States of American was Jefferson Davis. There was a northern, Union, Yankee general named Jefferson C. Davis. No relation.
Jefferson Davis was the president. Robert E. Lee was their leading general.
Confederate President Jefferson Davis had appointed three secretaries of war during the US Civil War. The third one was General George Wythe Randolph.